self renewal
explorations in how individuals and institutions can adapt, evolve, and renew their sense of vitality when they become stagnant.
self renewal
“All I ever wanted in life was to make a difference, be worshiped like a god, conquer the universe, travel the world, meet interesting people, find the missing link, fight the good fight, live for the moment, seize each day, make a fortune, know what really matters, end world hunger, vanquish the dragon, be super popular but too cool to care, be
... See moreRob Brezsny • Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia
A lot of what we think of as 'letting go' is in fact just ceasing to self-regulate with whatever fantasies we were shoving between ourselves and reality, and coming into direct relationship with what has been true the whole time.
Heidi Priebe 🚢☀️🌊x.comThis line from David Foster Wallace still haunts me:
“The next suitable person you’re in light conversation with, you stop suddenly in the middle of the conversation and look at the person closely and say, “What’s wrong?” You say it in a concerned way. He’ll say, “What do you mean?” You say, “Something’s wrong. I can tell. What is it?”... See more
And he’ll
Tommy Dixon on Substack
I work best from a place of zero ego and zero hope. I call this state being “lower than a worm.” A feeling that nothing will ever come of what I’m working on is crucial. A feeling of my smallness in relation to the world. I gotta be below the dirt. I am nothing and nobody. That frees me up. Who cares what a worm thinks, you know?
Lincoln Michel • Processing: How Erin Somers Wrote The Ten Year Affair
the art feels alive to the extent that the artist felt alive
hinterlander • Tweet
I've found that my clients' discontents are often rooted in an unmet longing for wildness, mystery, and a meaningful engagement with the world.
- Bill Plotkin
- Bill Plotkin
River Kenna • Tweet
Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of yourself less.
God makes you walk in circles until you’re exhausted enough to just be yourself